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plangonologist

plangonologist noun: a person who collects dolls.

Noun

plangonologist (plural plangonologists)

  1. (rare) A person who collects dolls.
    • One of the most famous (and sought after by the Plangonologists — the curious term doll-collectors have given themselves) was the Autoperipatetikos patented in America in 1863, a chinaheaded doll worked by clockwork which performed a stepping motion on her own feet and not on wheels as in some...1966, Mary Hillier, Pageant of Toys, page 80

Forms of plangonologist

pluralplangonologists

Origin of plangonologist

From Ancient Greek πλαγγών (plangṓn, “(wax) doll”) + -ologist.

Questions about plangonologist

What does plangonologist mean?
Plangonologist means a person who collects dolls.
What part of speech is plangonologist?
Plangonologist is a noun.
What is the plural of plangonologist?
The plural of plangonologist is plangonologists.

Words near plangonologist in the dictionary

  1. plangence
  2. plangencies
  3. plangency
  4. plangent
  5. plangently
  6. plangonologist
  7. plangonologists
  8. plangorous
  9. planholder
  10. planholders
  11. plani-

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